..6-8.4 μM). Of the tested isolates, compounds 4-6 and 9 showed potent inhibition (IC(50) 9.2-29.5 μM) of LPS-stimulated NO production when compared with a positive control substance, quercetin (IC(50) 34.5 μM)...

..The configurations of the biphenyl and cyclooctadiene moieties were deduced from circular dichroism (CD) and NOESY NMR spectra, respectively. Some of the compounds showed radical-scavenging activity in a DPPH-HPLC method...

..Structural elucidation of compounds 1-6 was based on spectroscopic data. Compounds 1-9 all exhibited moderate NO inhibitory activities, whereas they were noncytotoxic at 20 microM against several human tumor cell lines...

..The stereochemistries of the biphenyl and octadiene moieties were deduced from circular dichorism (CD) and the NOESY spectra, respectively. The in vitro antiplatelet aggregation activity of metabolites 1-4 also have been evaluated...

Chemical transformation and biological activities of ambrein, a major product of ambergris from Physeter macrocephalus (sperm whale)

..DFC was found to be protective against the cytotoxicity and cell death induced by citrinin on human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells. DFC also demonstrated anti-apoptotic property in preventing citrinin-induced apoptosis...

Scabrolides E-G, three new norditerpenoids from the soft coral Sinularia scabra

..The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. Taiwanhomoflavone-B is cytotoxic with ED(50) values of 3.8 and 3.5 microg/ml, against KB oral epidermoid carcinoma and Hepa-3B hepatoma cells, respectively...

..In summary, these results suggest that inhibition of NF-kappaB p105 degradation in cytoplasm may participate in the abrogation of LPS/IFN-gamma-induced NF-kappaB translocation and subsequent NO synthesis by laxifolone A...

Synchronous high-performance liquid chromatography with a photodiode array detector and mass spectrometry for the determination of citrinin, monascin, ankaflavin, and the lactone and acid forms of monacolin K in red mold rice

..To explore the bioactivity of an ethanolic extract of Schizandra arisanensis (SA-Et) and isolated constituents against interleukin-1β and interferon-γ-mediated β cell death and abolition of insulin secretion...

..Furthermore, ATMA also blocks anchorage-independent growth and cell migration and, therefore, ATMA may serve as a lead compound for the developing of anti-cancer therapeuties with anoikis-inducing properties...

..The structure of Serranticin is analogous to that of siderophores (hexacoordinated catecholamine), which are iron chelators. As such, Serranticin has the potential for use as a deferration agent in various iron overload diseases...

..The structure and activity relationship (SAR) study revealed correlation between carbon numbers of the side chain and biological activities. The molecular complex with DNA for compound 2 was proposed...

..Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis and chemical derivatization. The isolated compounds were also evaluated for cytotoxicity toward human cancer cell lines...

..Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical hydrolysis. Biological evaluation showed that both sapinmusaponins Q and R demonstrated more potent anti-platelet aggregation activity than aspirin...

The metabolic benefits of Polygonum hypoleucum Ohwi in HepG2 cells and Wistar rats under lipogenic stress

..Gibberoketosterol is the first example of 1alpha,3beta,5beta-trihydroxy-6-oxosteroids isolated from natural sources and was found to exhibit a moderate cytotoxicity against the growth of Hepa59T/VGH cancer cells...